Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



0. A. STORAASLI. METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1909.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

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0. A. STORAASLI. METALLIC TIE AND, RAIL PASTENER. APPLIOATION 21pm) JUNE 3, 1909.

935,868. Patented 0013.5,1909.

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W1 TNESSES [NI ENTOk @J M Hflorney 0. A. S TORAASLI. METALLIC TIE ANDv RAIL PASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 3, 1909.

935,868, Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT caries.

OSCAR A. STORAASLI, 0F TACOMA, WASHINGTON:

METALLIC TIE AND nart-msrnnna.

To all wlt em it may concern: i

Be it known that I,"O so'AR A. STORAASLI,

a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of WVash 'ngton, have invented cer-' tain new and useful Improv ments in Metallic Ties and RailrFasteners, of which the following is a specification, referencebein had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to railway rail fasteners and ties and has for its objects to produce a tie which will be practically perenanent; which will not shift either longitudinally or transversely of the track; to which the rail may be quickly and effectively and further to so improve the fastenin s that, when they are once in place they wil not need to be removed except when" the rail is taken up for renewal; and to provideav combined rail fastener andsplice which will save time 'in applying the parts to the rail joint and will make the rail jointmuch more-steady than is the case'at presout. 1 attain theseand other objects bythe devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section olfa portion" of one form of my improved tie and fastening in which a rail. and guard rail are shown mounted therein; Fig. 2 is aplan view of the standard form of my improved tie r Fig. 3 is an elevation thereof; Fig. 4 is a section showing my improved rail fastener; Fig. 5 is an end elevation of a tie and rail a partial plan of a poraway toshow the wedge Fig. 7 is an elevation of a rail-splice show ing the rail joint coming over a tie; Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the rail be tween two ties,', and Fig. 9is a vertical Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The rail 4 is secured to the tie, on the inner n ndcr the head of the of anchors 3 extending out The web 2 is-deeper at the center than at. the ends.

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Abplication filediune a, not." Serial No. 499,905.

side, by means of the lip upper surface of the tie and bent over the inner edge of the base of the rail. The outer edge of the rail 4 fits against a shoulder 6 formed across the tie parallel with and spaced from the lip 5 to receive the rail base therebetween. The shoulder fiextends above the edge of the rail base. Another lip 7 is formed farther out on the tie in such a manner that its under edge is not, parallel with, the rail but is inclined thereto. The inclines of the two lips 7 near the two ends of the tie are in opposite directions so that one wedge is inserted in one direction while the other wedge is inserted in the other direc-- tion. The rail fastener consists of an underbrace-S, fitting between the rail head and rail base; a foot 9, butting against the upper part of the shoulder (Sand under the wedge lip T, and having a boss through which the holding web 11 jolning the parts 8 centers thereof. i The outer rail splice bar 12 consists of a and 9 along the continuous bar of metal corresponding in under brace 8 and a of the rail fastener just cribed, and has one or two such fasteners oriiied integral, therewith so that the splice may 'be ma e either over a tie between two tics (Fig. 8). of the splice. bar extends only as far as the shoulder (3. The inner rail splice bar 13 is formed similar to the outer splice bar except cross-section with the part of the foot 9 that the rail fasteners are not formed thereon. formed thereon;

The inner splice bar has an under brace fitting rail and a foot butting against the edge of the lip The splice bars 12 and bolts in the usual manner.

In Fin. 1 is shown the form of tie in which a guard rail 14 is fastened insideof the main rail 4. In this case'theadjacent edges of the two rail bases are cut and the Ii 5 is moved nearer to the center line at the 5 is formed double having another overhanging rail 4. The-lip the cut outer edge of the rail base 1 The shoulder 16-is formed to engage the inner edge of the rail base 1% in similar manner to the shoulder 6; and the wedge lip 17 is adjacenhthereto and corresponds with the wedge lip 7. The rail fastener is exactly similar to that used under the rail 4;.

formed thereon screw 10, which screws into the plate 1, passes; and a brace 13 are secured together by 5 formed on the (Fig. 7) .or i The foot part part 15 engaging Having described my invention, what I I claim is: 7 I

In a metallic railway tie-e'nd rail; fastener, the combination of a flat metal plate; a cen- 5 tral Web formed thereunder; anchor 'Welps branching from said central Web; at 11p" the first lip and under the inner heado the I ail head and under the wedge lip and held in place by a screw therethrongh t0 the tie; an inside splice bar engaging the edge of rail; and an outside splice bar fonmed on and extending from said fastener along the the rail and secured through the mil to the first I splice bar. I p

In testimony whereof I affix my slgnature in presence of two Wltnesses.

' OSCAR A. STORAASLI.

lVitnesses: e

M. F."MCNE IL, B. V. PJICRCY. 

